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Each season brings a new obstacle for the unloved duckling - from summer on a farm where the other animals tease him to a cold, lonely winter on a frozen pond - but the duckling continues on his search for acceptance. At last spring arrives, and with it comes the duckling's glorious discovery that he has grown into the most noble of creatures, a swan.This child-friendly edition introduces the next generation of readers to the magic of Hans Christian Andersen.
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Hans Christian Andersen (/?h??nz ?kr?st??n ?ænd?rs?n/; Danish: [han?s k??æsd?jan ??n?sn?] ( listen) ; often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen; 2 April 1805 - 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in Danish or "fairy-tales" in English, express themes that transcend age and nationality.Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Some of his most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", and many more.His stories have inspired ballets, both animated and live-action films, and plays. Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Thora Hallager (1821-1884) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
